EXPRESS · 11 hours ago
Technical Designer
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$85K/yr - $123K/yr
4+ years expPHOENIX Retail, LLC is a retail platform operating the Express and Bonobos brands worldwide. The Technical Designer will independently determine and set garment engineering standards for product development and final production, manage fit sessions, and ensure compliance with technical specifications for high-quality apparel.
ApparelE-CommerceFashionRetail
No H1B
Responsibilities
Collaborates with Designers and Merchants to understand the design concept/vision and influence changes as needed to help ensure the product, fit, function, price & delivery goals can be successfully achieved in a bulk production scenario
Establishes & records all technical owned garment specifications within Yunique to direct & enable our world-wide technical partners to develop & produce high quality & appropriately engineered products
Leads fit sessions with Designers & Merchants by adhering to the established EXP fit roles & responsibilities guidelines
Evaluated product to predict and manage risk from design concept through final production approval
Records fit session comments & ensures plan of action including product status is clearly understood & aligned upon all CF teams
Utilizes Gerber Accumark, Illustrator & Vendor virtual sampling capabilities as needed to expedite & clearly communicate garment specifications & changes
Tracks and manages all fit samples/packages
Collaborates to arrange & manage all outlook planners for each fit session
Calibrates new vendor technical partners
Determines when a product fit, use & application of trims & all other engineering is commercially approvable & ready for mass production
Ensures content of all final Tech packs including labeling, marketing and packing requirements are compliant with Express category standards and/or Merchant approved expectations
Upholds & improves department-specific technical standards, record keeping, process, procedures & tools
Qualification
Required
Education: College degree or equivalent work experience
Experience: Minimum 4 years Technical Design within the apparel industry
Strong communication skills (written, verbal and interpersonal)
Consistently demonstrated strong leadership within live fit sessions & other cross-functional team meetings
Leverages a strong understanding of garment engineering, apparel factory operations & patternmaking to achieve business goals
Models agility/ability to multitask & adapt to change
Proven ability to independently, consistently & appropriately manage risk at all stages of product development
Proven ability to independently lead and influence through clear and consistent actions in a cross-functional team environment
Ability to manage & follow through on a task from start to finish within a specified timeline without supervision
Experience with BeProduct, Adobe Illustrator CS6, Accumark 10.3, Outlook, Excel and Word
Benefits
Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision coverage
401(k) and Roth 401(k) with Company match
Merchandise discount
Paid Time Off
Parental leave for new moms and dads
Company
EXPRESS
Express is a specialty apparel and accessory retailer offering both women and men's merchandise.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$164.84MKey Investors
WHP GlobalSycamore Ventures
2022-12-08Post Ipo Equity· $24.84M
2021-01-14Post Ipo Debt· $140M
2010-05-13IPO
Leadership Team
Stewart Glendinning
Chief Executive Officer
Joanie Rogan
EA to EVP/CMO ~ SVP Omni-channel Experience & Operations ~ SVP Creative ~ VP Brand Marketing
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